![]() ![]() Tennessee was himself a rather delicate child who was plagued with several serious childhood diseases which kept him from attending regular school. In contrast to his father, his mother seemed to be rather quiet and possessive, demonstrating a tremendous attachment to her children. His father was a loud, outgoing, hard-drinking, boisterous man who bordered on the vulgar, at least as far as the young, sensitive Tennessee Williams was concerned. Because his father was a traveling salesman and was often away from home, he lived the first ten years of his life in his maternal grandparents' home. Tennessee Williams was born Thomas Lanier Williams in Columbus, Mississippi. Thus, his life is utilized over and over again in the creation of his dramas. He uses his experiences so as to universalize them through the means of the stage. ![]() ![]() More than with most authors, Tennessee Williams' personal life and experiences have been the direct subject matter for his dramas. Read this Life and Background of the Playwright section and recall it when reading Tennessee Williams' A Streetcar Named Desire, thinking of any thematic relationship between Williams' play and his life. The following abbreviated biography of Tennessee Williams is provided so that you might become more familiar with his life and the historical times that possibly influenced his writing. ![]()
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